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When you're sitting on the NBA's best record like the Golden State Warriors, you don't have to stress over every single game. Because you usually win, anyway. Stephen Curry scored 37 points on Sunday night, and the Warriors erased a 26-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 106-101. Golden State won for the seventh time in nine tries to improve its league-best record to 46-11. "This was a fun challenge for us," coach Steve Kerr said. "If we lost, it wouldn't have been the end of the world. But we were down and we came back. I was happy that we showed good poise." Klay Thompson scored 20 for the Warriors, Harrison Barnes had 17 and Draymond...

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When you're sitting on the NBA's best record like the Golden State Warriors, you don't have to stress over every single game. Because you usually win, anyway. Stephen Curry scored 37 points on Sunday night, and the Warriors erased a 26-point deficit to...

BOSTON The Warriors pulled off an improbable win, coming back from 26 points down to beat Boston, 106-101, on Sunday. The 26-point comeback tied for the largest in the NBA this season. While chipping away at the lead, there were signs that the...

CLEVELAND Steve Kerr had a simple explanation for the Golden State Warriors' 110-99 loss at Cleveland. "The best player on the planet from the last five years had a huge night on us," the coach said. LeBron James dominated with 42 points...

The Atlanta Hawks climbed back to the top of the NBA standings by leaning on their depth. Jeff Teague scored 23 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Golden State's one-two backcourt punch with balance, beating the Warriors 124-116 on Friday night in a...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. The Golden State Warriors started poorly Tuesday, while the Sacramento Kings were on fire for the first six minutes. That trend ended quickly as Golden State retained the best record in the NBA with a 121-96 victory over the Kings....

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(in predicted order of finish)
1. Spurs
2013-14: 62-20.
Coming: Kyle Anderson.
Going: No one of significance.
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Because both grew up in Iowa and both attended Creighton, some pregame chatter Thursday night at the United Center focused on comparisons between Doug McDermott and Kyle Korver.
"I think our games are a lot different," McDermott said.
...

Vance Downs vividly remembers the first time he met Doug McDermott.
"My first impression was, 'Wow, he's small!'" the longtime coach of Ames (Iowa) High said by phone. "His father told me he was the same size at Doug's age, maybe even a...

OAKLAND — Slowly, the Clippers are putting the Donald Sterling scandal behind them.
Now the Clippers just need to put the Golden State Warriors behind them.
The Clippers were unable to do so in a close-out game for them Thursday night at Oracle Arena,...

The Chicago Bulls' association with USA Basketball keeps growing.
USA Basketball released its 13-man roster for the Select team that will train with the National team at next week's minicamp in Las Vegas, and Jimmy Butler is on it. He joins first-round...

Chris Grant will need to get creative when he re-formats his resume for his next job.
The longtime Cleveland Cavaliers executive who was fired as general manager this week was responsible for drafting the disaster that is Anthony Bennett, signing the...

OAKLAND — The Lakers have won once and lost once, but there's a thread connecting both games this season.
Opposing coaches keep lining up to praise Kobe Bryant.
They're probably thankful he's not playing, but they still kiss his five championship...

It was the trade deadline that was nearly D.O.A.
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Pau...

ACC basketball’s talent drain continues at a record pace. With the expected news that Duke’s Austin Rivers and North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes and John Henson are entering the NBA draft, the conference next season will return no first-team, all-league...